Party on the Meatship [ OPEN!! ]

[voiceofserenity]

Some cheer was definitely needed on this ship. Whatever chance meeting had brought Kaylee and Claudia together in mechanical mischief had also set their minds to turning over what they could possibly do to get some smiles back on the faces of those onboard

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[voiceofserenity]

"Kang, it ain't gonna kill ya," Kaylee said, all but rolling her eyes as she dragged the still-fighting Draconian into the sensorium. It was a bit hard to pull him, seeing as her costume kept trying to shoulder-slide, but she was determined. At least she'd been smart enough to add a bit of material over the stomach. No one really needed to see bullet scars tonight.

Finally getting Kang through the door, Kaylee carefully reached up and placed a top hat on his head. "That's all you gotta do for a costume," she promised.

[governorkang]

While Kang did enjoy a good party, he wasn't very fond of the costume requirement, which was why he was so reluctant to attend. Kaylee had literally hunted him down, though, and had latched on to his arm, dragging him towards the sensoriums. He could have pulled away, easily, but he knew she just would have grabbed him again. The girl wasn't taking no for an answer.

She got him into the room and plopped a hat of some sort on his head. He reached up to take it off and get a better look at it, "...this is all I have to wear?"

[voiceofserenity]

Kaylee definitely wasn't one to back down if there was fun involved. When it came to Kang, he needed more fun, end of story. It wasn't going to kill him to loosen up a bit. He might even--God forbid--enjoy himself.

At least he seemed sort of accepting, and he looked awful good if not awkward in the top hat. "Don't even gotta wear that, if you don't want."

[governorkang]

Kang did not need to loosen up. He was more than capable of having a good time, he just didn't want to wear a ridiculous outfit while doing so. But, if it was just a hat (in a style he'd never seen before)... he could live with that.

Sighing, he put the hat back on his head, having to mess with it a bit to settle on top of his head so that it wouldn't fall off; luckily, his being larger than a human meant that it fit nicely right between his horns. "Fine, Kaylee. I'll wear it."

[billy_blin]

There was a major problem with this whole 'costume party' idea for Blin... he had no idea what he should wear. Side effect of not being able to see what not really caring what you wear, and not knowing what defines a costume and what doesn't. So, he had to fall back on the one time he had been to a costume party, years ago, when he still worked for Helix.

He'd been lucky back then to have Ronin for a friend, a guy who pointed out to Blin that the company forced them to basically wear costumes whenever they were out on missions, so there was some irony to seeing every at a costume ball dressed up in other ridiculous outfits, and why don't you wear this, B, it'll be hilarious... Well, it'd worked. People had laughed and had fun, and due to the costume's design he didn't feel too out of place. Whoever this Bruce Campbell guy was, he had some pretty sweet outfits.

So, with the magic of the sensoriums, that was how Blin came dressed up this time; some guy named Autolycus from some TV show he'd never seen

[groovytechchick]

Grinning, Batgirl skidded to a halt next to him. "Grooooovy costume!" She grinned, tilting her head a little to the side. "Who are you suppose to be exactly?"

[billy_blin]

"Honestly? I'm none too sure meself.Some character in some TV show years ago. All I really remember is the actor's name was Bruce Campbell. A good friend of mine used to rave about the guy. I can tell ye my name, at the least. Blin. If I may ask, who are you tonight?" This was the major flaw in costume parties; they lost their attraction when you knew who people were mostly by the sound of their voices. But, whoever she was, she was a nice shade of happy.

Man, knowing the names for colors is something sighted people take advantage of.

[groovytechchick]

Her eyes widened the minute he'd said the actor's name. "Ooooooh! You're suppose to be that dude from Xena: Warrior Princess!" She grinned. "He was pretty damn awesome! Good costume idea."

She eyed him for a moment, wondering if he was serious, but after a moment she shrugged it off. "I'm Claudia and I'm suppose to be the first ever Batgirl! You know from when Adam West was Batman? KA-POW and everything?"

[enter_aeneas]

Aeneas made sure to get there extra early, a task made easier thanks to the map he’d downloaded onto his Omnicom and his all-around better mood. For the first time in nearly two months the alien’s mind was clear and optimistic-and all thanks to these dreams! It worried him how the other crewmembers were becoming haggard and constantly paranoid while he was personally thriving, but still, who could blame him? Memories were persuasive things.

He’d done some researching beforehand, some scouting around the ship for a ‘costume’ of sorts, and now Aeneas was walking into the Sensoriums with a casual trot and a warm smile across his brow. Also across his brow was a large plumed helmet, which tastefully replaced his usual metal visor and still made room for his ears-as if he needed a costume, though he was only trying to stay ‘festive’, as the humans might say

[livestoannoy]

One of those people happened to be Marco. Who was certainly not one of the hosts - hey, he was here for the food man! - and who was also someone Aeneas had met before.

Of course, Aeneas probably hadn't recognised Marco under the gorilla suit he was wearing. An actual gorilla suit, not the gorilla morph which he had, on occasion, pretended was a gorilla suit. Sure, no one else would get the joke. Well, not unless Ax and Tobias where hanging around here somewhere. But hey, Marco got the joke, and he thought it was hilarious.

"Nice hat," Marco said, amused. "And you've forgotten me already? Man, I'm gutted. I'm gobsmacked. I'm so dismayed that I think I'll have to go drown myself in the punch."

[kaya_waterwave]

While Katara was herself a girly girl (at least that what everyone said), she found that a lot of time, she actually didn't mind hanging out with the boys. This was what had drawn her to the Outsiders, after all. When she saw two people she definitely DID know (and Aeneas, despite looking awkward, always tended to look cute to Katara), she had to wave them down, grinning. She knew her outfit was definitely one that attracted attention, but it was also, in her opinion, well done. Sewing was no joke, after all.

"Hi guys!" she greeted, smiling. "I like the outfits...well, I don't get yours," she admitted honestly to Marco, "But its still nice! How are you both doing?"

[enter_aeneas]

So Marco can’t blame the fellow for not recognizing him. Aeneas gave him a startled blink, perking his ears and cocking his head with partial confusion and embarrassment.

“Apologies,” he purred, raising his brow, “Though I am afraid I still-“

Oh look, it’s Katara! He’s saved!

“Katara!” Aeneas clung to her social hook like a starved man to a triple-bacon cheeseburger, “Always a pleasure to see you! I am happy to be here, how about yourself?”

[watchwith3hands]

If there was one thing Rei really, really liked, it was costume parties. Early on in his travels, he'd treated life as one big costume party. He'd collected clothes from everywhere and everywhen. He didn't know exactly when he'd stopped lugging around various period pieces, but he could at least understand why. When your time machine is a single pocket watch, it got a bit hard to carry things. A few of his old outfits were locked away in storage with a few people he trusted in the early 21st century, along with his hot pink Cadillac convertible (his baby, as he called it).

He'd taken a while to choose which period to dress as, but he'd finally chosen to go with late Tudor fashion. Say what you will about Henry VIII, Rei thought, but you can't deny the man knew how to dress. He'd even ditched his beloved zoot suit hat in favor of a more Renaissance style hat... though, it was bright purple and adored with lime green feathers. (He was surprised he could find such a hat, really, but he wasn't going to look a gift-horse in the mouth.) He

[beyondgotham]

Even though he had the habit of falling asleep in a corner when he went out dance with Dana, Terry had never really complained about it. Really, he liked parties, at least to an extent. It helped when he hadn't just finished up a shift as Batman. So, even though he'd been doing a good job of isolating himself recently, he was willing to go to a party.

He wasn't in costume, though. He got enough of those back home - both on him, and the people he fought. He felt weird not getting at least a little dressed up, though, so he'd at least put on what was, to him, a vintage suit.

He showed up a little early, and took up a place over in the corner, arms crossed. It was the first time in a long while he'd been to any kind of party alone - though, at least here, people wouldn't give him funny looks like most people did back home, because he was the kid who'd been in a gang.

[static_shock68]

"Dude, sweet suit!" Virgil said, walking over. He was dressed in his original costume; if not now, when would he ever have the chance for a bit of nostalgia? "Hadn't seen you around lately; beginning to think you'd vanished off the ship! How the heck've you been, man?"

[beyondgotham]

"Hey," Terry said with a nod. "Y'know, it's almost impossible to find suits like this in my time? Nobody wears lapels anymore. The only suits like this I've seen are in closest in the old man's mansion." Which he had happily raided. Because really, if you have to bodyguard at shway events, you have to dress nice, and taking the various Robins' stuff was cheaper then renting.

"Yeah, I've kind of just... needed time to myself. I guess." He shrugged. He'd been feeling guilty about telling Tim about the future, and he'd actually been missing home. It was hard, knowing people on the ship, but not the same versions he was familiar with.

[static_shock68]

"Really? Savages." Static stretched a bit in his costume. "Of course, I can't really talk... Man, I can't believe I used to think this costume looked good! Memory really does lay tricks on us..." He shook his head. Looking back on his history as a crime fighter was apparently a stupid thing to do. Not a lot of good choices there, really.

"Well, it's nice to see you out and about now. You know, if you do ever need anyone to talk to, I'm there for ya, man. I mean, you're like the only person I can share the experience of of telling people their futures with. I think, at this point, half the Justice League wants to kill me, not to mention Robin... You know, you tell the guy he goes off the deep end a bit, you'd think you were telling him he becomes Todd..."